What is the Fair Market Rent in Barnegat Township, NJ?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 08005, which covers Barnegat Township, is $2,440 a month.

Across the whole Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area the two-bedroom figure is $2,283.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Barnegat Township is $2,012 (±$583), within its margin of the Small Area figure for ZIP 08005.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $2,283
2 bedrooms, ZIP 08005: $2,440

Fair Market Rents for Barnegat Township, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area (whole area)	$1,671	$1,847	$2,283	$2,927	$3,241	—
ZIP 08005 (64% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,790	$1,970	$2,440	$3,130	$3,460	$1,771

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

The figures for Barnegat Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Barnegat.

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Questions about Barnegat Township

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Barnegat Township?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,283, and the Small Area figure for 08005 is $2,440.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 08005?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 08005 is $2,440 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,771 (±$263).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Barnegat Township?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 08005 is $1,970 a month, against $1,847 across the Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.